delicate connective tissue membrane covering the skeletal muscle fibers in a skeletal muscle organ

coarse sheet of connective tissue that covers a muscle as a whole

autonomic nervous system (ANS)

division of the nervous system that monitors and regulates subconscious (involuntary) functions

enteric nervous system (ENS)

complex arrangement of neurons that are interconnected with the central nervous system and with various divisions of the autonomic nervous system;

type of small neuroglial cell of nerve tissue that serves an immune system function by becoming an active phagocyte when stimulated

lipoprotein substance in the myelin sheath around many nerve fibers that contributes to high-speed conductivity of impulses

non-excitable supporting cells of nervous tissue; more properly called glia

largest and upper-most part of the human brain that controls consciousness, memory, sensations, emotions, and voluntary movements

n peripheral nerves, a region of gray matter made up of unmyelinated fibers

cranial nerve I; sensory nerve; responsible for the sense of smell

a type of hormone that regulates activity in the secreting cell itself

major category of nonsteroid hormones; smaller than protein hormones; made up of a short chain of amino acids; for example, antidiuretic hormone

hormone that stimulates the kidney to retain sodium, ions, and water

adrenaline; neurotransmitter related to nor-epinephrine; neurohormone secreted by the adrenal medulla

glycoprotein secreted to increase red blood cell production in response to oxygen deficiency

relaxation of the heart (especially the ventricles), during which it fills with blood

endocrine gland located in the mediastinum; vital part of the body’s immune system

passage of any formed elements within blood through the vessel wall, as in movement of white cells into an area of injury and infection

cavity in or behind an entry or opening

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Ashley Meadows

Anatomy Weeks 6-12

Term	Definition
endomysium	delicate connective tissue membrane covering the skeletal muscle fibers in a skeletal muscle organ
epimysium	coarse sheet of connective tissue that covers a muscle as a whole
autonomic nervous system (ANS)	division of the nervous system that monitors and regulates subconscious (involuntary) functions
enteric nervous system (ENS)	complex arrangement of neurons that are interconnected with the central nervous system and with various divisions of the autonomic nervous system;
microglia	type of small neuroglial cell of nerve tissue that serves an immune system function by becoming an active phagocyte when stimulated
myelin	lipoprotein substance in the myelin sheath around many nerve fibers that contributes to high-speed conductivity of impulses
neuroglia	non-excitable supporting cells of nervous tissue; more properly called glia
cerebrum	largest and upper-most part of the human brain that controls consciousness, memory, sensations, emotions, and voluntary movements
ganglion	n peripheral nerves, a region of gray matter made up of unmyelinated fibers
olfactory nerve	cranial nerve I; sensory nerve; responsible for the sense of smell
autocrine hormone	a type of hormone that regulates activity in the secreting cell itself
peptide hormone	major category of nonsteroid hormones; smaller than protein hormones; made up of a short chain of amino acids; for example, antidiuretic hormone
aldosterone	hormone that stimulates the kidney to retain sodium, ions, and water
epinephrine	adrenaline; neurotransmitter related to nor-epinephrine; neurohormone secreted by the adrenal medulla
erythropoietin	glycoprotein secreted to increase red blood cell production in response to oxygen deficiency
diastole	relaxation of the heart (especially the ventricles), during which it fills with blood
thymus	endocrine gland located in the mediastinum; vital part of the body’s immune system
diapedesis	passage of any formed elements within blood through the vessel wall, as in movement of white cells into an area of injury and infection
vestibule	cavity in or behind an entry or opening

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